Pacific Views

How did you feel about the David Lynch film? I thought he missed the whole point of the book, especially when he ended with a rainstorm that would have ended all spice produciton within minutes of Paul blackmailing the entire galaxy with a threat of ending all spice production.

I have a love/hate relationship with Lynch's film, both mini-series, and Brian Herbert's prequels.

Alan - yeah, Lynch made a lot of stupid choices, such as the physical representation of the weirding way. The rain also was ridiculous, though I understand that he made an artistic choice to provide a metaphorical ending. Overall, I still enjoy the film.

Both mini-series (mini-serieses?) had flaws as well, but I thought they did a reasonable job staying true to the spirit of the books. One funny thing that I missed: the whispered inner thoughts Lynch used.

Brian's books lack the mysticism of his father's work, but I'm enjoying them all the same. At my most unimaginitive, I'm happy to see somebody's vision of the universe before Frank's stories took place.

I also have found myself watching the Children of Dune mini-series on tape. Helpful when thinking about the Middle East and political ambitions. Children is much better than all the film and video treatments of Dune.

I liked the Sci-fi version of Dune much better, and I think the only portion of the book portrayed more faithfully by Lynch was the part where Paul and Jessica escape from the Harkonnen soldiers in the shuttlepod. The inner voice thing was alright in the Lynch version, but he way overused it, imo. It seemed like it took the place of actual dialogue. Plus, the Irulan character seemed to have been included only as an afterthought, you finished the movie wondering if he put her in for decoration.

But in defense of Lynch, it wasn't mere water that would start a deadly chain reaction among the worms of Dune, but the Water of Life. Water kills them on contact, but that's it, afaik.

But in defense of Lynch, it wasn't mere water that would start a deadly chain reaction among the worms of Dune, but the Water of Life. Water kills them on contact, but that's it, afaik.

Not to beat this dead worm, but I think water could kill the worms. That's why water barriers could work, and how they killed the little worms to obtain the water of life. WoL would indeed destroy spice itself. But I'm too lazy to go upstairs and get my book.

Yeah. Water kills worms. Water of life kills spice. No worms, no spice. The Lynch film looked fantastic now and then, but that was about all.

this is just about the rain at the end, But paul was seen as the messiah by the fremen people. Although they want the worm to keep on living there plan was to make dune botanical planet and where not influenced by spice and no care for it in the way the emperor etc did.Liets plan was to bring water to arrakis. In away the rain proved paul was the messiah as he defeated the enemies of the fremen and brought them rain. Also i think in the film it is only in arrakeen it rains not all over the planet.